Myth: Only big companies get breached 🔓

Myth: Hackers ignore small businesses

Key Takeaways:
71 % of breaches impact firms with under 250 employees
Passwords exposed in about half of all data incidents
Retail, tech & media sectors are among the most targeted

Myth: Hackers ignore small businesses. The truth is deeply unsettling. Proton’s 2025 Data Breach Observatory—tracking real data from the dark web—reveals that 71 % of data breaches hit companies with fewer than 250 staff. Firms with 10-249 employees make up 48 % of verified breaches alone. Sensitive info such as names, emails and contact details leak in over 90 % of cases. Nearly half of all breaches expose passwords. If you’re leading a growing SMB or managing multiple locations it is no longer safe to assume you’re too small to be a target.

Contact us to assess your current exposure and protect what matters.

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/smbs-most-at-risk-of-data-breaches-billions-of-records-compromised-so-far-heres-how-to-stay-safe